epigram

• n. 警句；諷刺短詩；雋語

epi-, 在上，在中。-gram, 寫，見telegram。與epigraph在詞源上沒有區別，詞義更多來自人為區別。

epigram (n.)

also epigramme, mid-15c., from Middle French épigramme, from Latin epigramma "an inscription," from Greek epigramma "inscription (especially in verse) on a tomb, public monument, etc.; a written estimate," from epigraphein "to write on, inscribe" (see epigraph). "The term was afterward extended to any little piece of verse expressing with precision a delicate or ingenious thought" [Century Dictionary]. Related: Epigrammatist.

1. After a little while, the English teacher turned off an epigram.

過了一會兒, 英文老師作出了一首諷刺詩.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. Tito was ready, and scarified the epigram to Scala's content.

蒂托是有準備的, 他犧牲了這首詩來滿足斯卡拉.

來自辭典例句

3. Suddenly a surprising image or epigram will light up the scene.

一個突如其來的形象或警句突然把意境照亮.

來自辭典例句

4. We can express this statement as an epigram.

我們可把這一命題表達為一個短句.

來自辭典例句

5. The essay proceeds by category, each ushered in by a thought - provoking epigram.

文章收益按類別, 每個進入了一個發人深省的警句.

來自互聯網